Weekend Box Office: Toy Story 5 has Pixar’s 2nd biggest opening ever

Just as we predicted, Pixar’s Toy Story 5 had a monster opening weekend, grossing $160 million and breaking a few records. It’s the highest-opening entry in the franchise to date, while also surpassing what Inside Out 2 earned in its first frame two summers ago. In fact, it’s now the second-biggest Pixar opening of all time, behind The Incredibles 2, which debuted with $182.5 million before the pandemic. It’s also the biggest opening of the year so far.

Pixar’s box office run has been mixed lately. Aside from Inside Out 2, which was a smash hit, many of their films have underperformed. Their recent Hoppers was seen as a modest comeback, although by comparison Toy Story 5 has nearly grossed what that movie made in its entire run in just one weekend. While it has some competition for family audiences from Minions and Monsters and Disney’s live-action remake of Moana, neither is expected to open nearly as well. With strong reviews and little direct competition, the film appears poised for a lengthy run and a $600–700 million domestic total. Don’t be surprised if Toy Story 6 arrives before too long.

However, the news was less rosy for Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day, which suffered a hefty second-weekend drop. The film fell 62% to $17 million, bringing its domestic total to $78.3 million. It should scrape its way to $100 million domestically, but I’m sure Universal was hoping for a better hold in week two, with mixed word-of-mouth not helping matters. The film earned a B CinemaScore compared to Toy Story 5’s A.

Curry Barker’s Obsession continued to post amazing numbers, dropping only 25% to $14.2 million and bringing its domestic total to an astounding $215 million. Could it hit $300 million? A24’s Backrooms has also been a giant hit, adding another $7.3 million this weekend for a terrific $175 million domestic total, making it the highest-grossing movie in the studio’s history.

Scary Movie continued to lose steam, but with another $6.7 million this weekend, its $97 million total means it’s likely to cross the $100 million mark this week, making it one of the biggest comedy hits in recent memory. The news isn’t nearly as good for Masters of the Universe, which lost a third of its screens this weekend and made only $5.6 million for a $56.9 million domestic total. Another big tentpole, The Mandalorian and Grogu, is also continuing to disappoint, earning $3.9 million for a $171 million domestic tally. It will fall short of the $200 million mark and won’t even outgross Ron Howard’s Solo, which earned a comparatively healthy $213 million in North America. It’s by far the lowest-grossing live-action Star Wars movie.

Neon’s horror flick Leviticus failed to catch on in a big way, earning only $2.7 million with a weak $2.5K per-screen average. It seems to be getting overshadowed by the double whammy of Backrooms and Obsession. Still, it did better than A24’s The Death of Robin Hood, which opened this weekend with $2.6 million and a horrific $1.5K per-screen average. I guess audiences prefer their Robin Hood movies a little less grim.

Finally, the top ten was rounded out by Lionsgate’s Michael, which added another $2.1 million to its mighty $367 million domestic total. Its international haul has now reached $959 million, with the $1 billion mark likely to be crossed soon.

Next weekend sees the release of Supergirl, which is unlikely to dethrone Toy Story 5 at the box office. How do you think it will fare? Let us know in the comments.